Using a large-aperture scintillometer to measure absorption and refractive index fluctuations

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-116

  Nieveen, J P ^a   Green, A E ^b   Kohsiek, W ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Kerikeri Research Centre   (New Zealand)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERE; INSTRUMENT; LARGE APERTURE SCINTILLOMETER; REFRACTION;

EID: 0031710920     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000808422023     Document Type: Article

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